Consumer Class Actions: 15.5.4 Non-Class Members Usually Cannot Object to Settlement
All class members have standing to object.119 Usually, this is so even if they did not file a claim form,120 although proof of membership in the class may be required.121 Those who were never class members, who opted out of the class, or who were otherwise excluded from the class cannot generally object to a settlement.122 For example, in Mayfield v.